New Philadelphia, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Transportation is moving forward with a statewide safety effort that will change dozens of intersections into all-way stops after studies from other states showed dramatic reductions in deadly and serious crashes.
Transportation officials announced that 77 intersections across Ohio have been selected for conversion from traditional two-way stop intersections into all-way stops over the next two years. The project is part of a larger strategy aimed at improving driver safety and reducing severe accidents at dangerous crossings.
ODOT officials pointed to successful results in other states that have already made similar changes. Since 2018, officials in North Carolina converted more than 500 intersections from two-way stops to all-way stop control systems…